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Three New Store Rooms Are now xe aring ompletion. the Public Square, next to Ente ise Bank Building. Thes.e thr e St e Rooms are in the best locations f business houses in the city. They are for rent at a reasonable price for one two or three years. See B. M. WOLFF or L. E. BURNS | Gray's | Gray's Gray's | GRAY'S Announce GRAND FALL Millinery Opening . Tuesday, Sept. 26th' We issue a ordial i station to see our be utiful d stylish Hats a rchandise -bef e buying We call attention to our large stock of Dry Goods, Furnishings. Our lines are complete. GRAY'S Gray Court, South Carolina Gray's | Gray's | Gray's - Coal Still Going UP IWe withdraw our price. on Coal for October deliv Sery quoted in last week's SAdver 'ser at $6 per ton. ICoal ill e Higher You ma lo for the highest priced Coal this wii that you have seen in many years We cannot say what the price will b later, but we will take your order for bal ance of September for $6.00 per ton. - We have put our coal business on a strictly cash basis, and coal will only be Sdelivered for cash. Eichelberger Bros. EXPLORING A RIVER The Niger, the Mystery ofAfrica, Was Long a Puzzle. SOLVED IN A C'JIOUS WAY. Two "Armchair" Sciniair, Who Never Sot Foot in tho Dark Continent, Worked Out tho.Problom of V/horo tho Groat Stream Entored tho Sea. Thile Nie(r !s the thirdt greatest rilver In Afrien nand the eleventh iI ink in the world. A eentury ago nobody haid found where the Niger river renehed the sen, andil s lie miyst ery grew the theory bee nit oiiliar that lie Konzgo or Zaire river was t he lower part of the Niger. The most Inpressive fnet kIvown about. Il Kongo wa*:s that the ninljestle flootd It. poareti Ito (he A\Itlantic fresh ened (lhe Fen several ntilles f'roni the shore. It < erinia y n% ais .1 great river. Aliungo l'ar." (lhe splentlial ant In tiephi young Sc-otehtuntsu who inhaugu rated the mltlerni er of .\ frinn ex - liloration. wv as largely responsible for the theory that the Kongo miight he the oiltlet of lie Nhter ie was enthtsi astile over lie lien. lie wrote that ir the theory turnetd otil to be true the fart, In in nomnlerilt sense. would pe seconi in ituportunee oinly to the lls covery of the Cape of (good dope. The Gerian geogriapher eiclhard becme interestetd in tlhe problem of* the Niger, and, gatherinig till data available with regarti to the waters in the equatorial regions of West Af rica, he came to the conclusion that tlio Niger must lind its way to the ocean throttgh the sitr eamis of i delta ant that this dielta was probably on the coast of the hight of ilenin. where a large ntunilhe' of small strenlls were knowni to enuter the Atlnntie. The eminent geogrI'aphler hilt the unit on tile hentl. Ills theory to(lie truth The lprohltui was soIlve.l ill in ari ehnir. but the English t.entlemten, who t t IIne were organ33iinig (the 'T'uck ey (Konigi.s expetliltion. lauiglied to scorn the G,erman hypothesis, declareil lint Itetlchati's <ledl'itions were "'eil titledl to vex N. litlie alientiont".amd that his uaint weite '"whei lly grau1-itouis."" slaies Al"e~u uns1 anolther rInI1: choir In vest igator but thet books he retdl were IiuiitlIretls 4.1 htbak slves taken to the \\'est la4 ies from the Ni. gelr 'iver region. Ilie hal rel Muiigo l'ark's 1 fieinnting story of his joiur ney (hlov th! Niger for hiniiretls of miles and Ihought It very stinge that no explorer hnil ever fitinil w here the great river reahbett the sea. Alequteen begaiin to questieon every n11tive of (ie lower Niger he cotei litu amid kept ne eutultiig this testimny for live years be ore he was reitly to publish Uis esutt!s. Ii 1S21, when lie had stil e,l the puz zle to hil1% uni I si':iet in. he issietl i3 book Itn which he anllionneell as, a fact wn(l not i.s a th eory Mhat the Niger reachedt (lhe sen I lroniii:h ni wide sprentliing delta in the region of, the ''oil ri'veris.'' As a fact. the i1el11 frn 'lit is exa'ltly where AleQtteeti slud it wias. Th 1e 411 rivers are the dlelta streinsi 411 the Ngr le(ltuee's iook liditle inure 'nl for the le'eir l geto~ t'phers thoui any 't'hie nluti Ipler. The ien a that an tbee 14ihh tratline''!l \\l's inilesi thhe')41 Mlre sI ha hi confabls1 with sin.rnit. siiie hse the Nliger'Oi jokerl~ o was'evo liea asi so 4ojle'i geIo iTI'!hey Nier lta. ii nhe dfthie inrguiii in the wobl.tt it 1etche~s. E0 tllies 1a0ong foiutitl tha1t Ihey inighlt struggle for' weeks op n ttrienin ilon44ly t) priove 11 n Niger Is Ithot not a few uidnlelnt ri ver's forma het weeniI ihe dlelta branch('I es nili have nlo oeti ons 411 wi'th the Nlger' itselfI. .\losit of the' dellta is ui 44etwork. llIeulIt to eiiteri ori to iretrent1 fromi. AllI naturi ie is' hbiltoons there.'- the br'owna w'aters Inazily cotrsiing, Ithe evil otlor's of the sllime 31114 OIze,) the retpul sii'e ainimal life fr'omi erillO't1ie to pythlons. hiirk log In theit shlo w for their prey. nsIa ntchotlee 'opheIion tof insec't plaguies, lit'hlinug ihe aniepheIleC.s miostquilto, wth IiIts poinouis sting These teribhet conitltins. Iler'sisting for a bout fort ile3 ii Is iinm14. are t hen3 iinil swevtet ir. hut Ithe swamp111 regin of I I the ' dlelta is olne of thle moosi foritlling 11u1 t 4 of A frien3. Islehar'tl I .0 mier ait Iast ini 1830 fltoating 41own thIeII Nig4er. wals tiikeli by' nat1 Ives Iito Ite Nun bran3 h of'i t 1he "IlIa amd dleseendell it to) Ihe sen. Theii Ling.: id gave' t' Nigtr a4 w oli berth t.l aifter' 18~.-. It was thought to tbe I a -1i e sIiti kenl re4giil ion o whteh no411 t'l't It 0 lii er en. 1 lris ttilein0. knowtli. 3414 Ni.a'i in. ssel11 ling~ ('niriiie of lhilusiry, VI wih its great P4our'es,. Is .lt 'nietl to thle sell biolih by rItl Iiliii riveri.--Cyruis C. .lamhins in A mienn 3lie low' o'Vtf lIetvtews. Dpeipoa c y. "I .w I i I :i ifm ii 1y?" ' i'm 4-('111: m.fl-ctotot. WAGNER'S TWO WIVES. One Helped Him to Attain Success, the Other to Retain It. In the ense of WVagner we id fe. ntie itl(Iuen c xertingI strong powWer Ill soine' of his c'olusit ionr.. The uncomrplaining decvotlou of hils (l'st wife !'{ 1{nreey he exaggt'ratid. D)uring (the l'aris dlays of' poverty ;.he ltrdgecd about -veeking ad obtnuinnIg tosns i'r her iish nolii (a \V'n'(g'ierian honit w%-as p'rac;tinally a gifti, she too' in lodgers in their hum )1I lpal't2ii'nnts, she biaked the bo tus of Iush and utl lodger. She sewed and washted andl drudged. only to be set asdLe when the days of prosperity eanme anl when she object ed to her Iustlali seeking ispilration frot the wivis of other tutn. Such i1spirtlonl 0 he found iIn Mathiilde \e sendonekc, who was the (ltief facl or in bringing forth "Tristan und Isohle." But the reader shotil( imagine two distlict Wagnels, almost aI real )r. .ekyll and Mir. Ilydo-Watogier the Lit. lie and Wagner the Great. 'Tht latter it was who never forsook his highest Ideal in art, who wol'ked a quarter of a lentuiry upon a great music drama. "i'he fting of the Nile lungs." without It' hope of ever see ing it given. ali wroie to a friend. ''if I live to conmplete it I shall have lived gloriously, and (I' I d!e before It is tin Ished I shall have di d for something beautiful." The' second wife or \Vngne' was Cos lma. the daug hter of Liszt. ('osima Vapnr was a helpmate indeed for her imlwrative and very erratic bushand. She was his secretary. She stood as the buff'er bet ween him and trouble. some visitors. She was the diplomat who smoothed out many a trouble that was caused by Wagner's impolitic and irritating ways. and, next to htuself. Wagner loved her as well as anything on earth.-Louls C. ilson In Mother's Magaz.itne. TORRICELLI'S VACUUM. Experiment That Led to the Invention of the Barometer. The harometer was invented iy 'Tor riccli, a p'iiil of (alileI. In I(i:;. In attmptlug to punnp wiier frond i very deep well near 'lorenie Ie Iounld that in spte of all hIs efforts Ihe liquid would not tise higher is the pun stock than I lrty-t wo feet. This set the younig siielist to think lng. all as lie coil not ) 'count fot the lphenomenonii in Iany other way Ie twas not slow In alitributing it ta atmois pheri' pressure. l1e argued ihtit water would rise In I vt12 n11I only to such ni height as woild realer (he dmnward pressure or weight of the colimin) of water Just equitli to the atmiospherli IlI'essture and. firthert, that should a heavi'r iluid be used the leight of the column could he ltull:h reduced. To lirove this he selected i) glass tube four feet long and aftr sealing onc end tilled it with muercury and then In verted It in a basin containing a 1111n. MIly of the same peculiar liquid. The colunis In the tibe quickly fell to a helght of near)ly thirty lnishes shove the mercnry in the lasin. leaving in ile tolp of tie tub ie vacuum which is the most perfect that has ever been obtained and which is to this day enll. ed tei' 'I'o'ricelli vac1utun1 in honor of is disicover'e'. Ti'e mle of lthe instr'ialunt nlis fu'silamenalI pilncliles enno hillale hot er~ lil ustrn'tild 1ha li by 1he (hove i) de Jeems Henry Was Conjured. ''Maris .llhn.'" ex''iiedly exeilie Anti1t TIl iidy as she 1111ntig 'lyrushe'd intoI 2) tire en~gine i t' ils. "'please, suh. phlonogra)ph t de enr' CII'enner01s' semplio. r'unn~ II)'n 113'tify ln'I Ito emer'gr'ate homl~e dIiurIgenitly. Laze .Jeemls il)Iy shio' done0 s hin'onjured! IDr. Cutter 11res froIl) is 'I endere'iit Is, ain' I let" himi) now1 prezaminatin111)11' dle chIile's ate. he l im fill' de germIlan's oh die neuo-i'0 plh~~tnIa. whleh of he's disin fected widt d1ey gotter' 'IIoeublite hun1 w"Id the~ lt'e ihiedl i (tl)aantImes. I lut b'lievi's i's 'ora':t ion.'"--Ihilhtuond TIime's I ispatch('1. .Test of the Elect. Let me1 nisk you1 n questlonl. DIdI y'ou ev'er onl a) free0zing w'1Inter' 1day stan~d prec0arioul in one01) slppery wa'ishbasin wh'ile Iy3out sponlged y'our5 Sl shierhg self other' ('hinn2 howl? If you tIntk you1 w1oul have " peiste5lId in tils moiO'ing alfter2 monin'ilg iln ani tunhelated bedroom throutgh zero w1eatheri I salute youi. You hl'ong to te elet't.-At(lale1 AIonthly3. Flow of Solid Metals. .Nieltis (lowl into enoh 0other Julst as eases 11nd1 ib1uk11 lOSIix. though mnore sltow' v. If a t'nhe oif lead Is pilnc(ed on 0o)e of goldt. I le sur1faces(' of contne)(t be. ia1151i mo t a1)11 smalslilantit of' gutsd wil Getting Solid. "YouIi' i'rrilis alinue iaoik. ili'am."~i '"Oh. I didni't ('ook that1 i'uodn you nie,"' sa1idt thei holy. "'I keeop nl Ismidi.' otu id."''--Voink ets Stateo'5a2i. A Backltiidor. 111 ''Is .\11der 5 il -Iiss I )(nni'. qu~tl Mon.ter' Trout. ITinbowI'i0 trot gr~iow toi sa -h a p -''0 In .\ ' 'n.* ospe-h'l' in Ne liiih 0'' ,C. il: hiti iie ti'l, , II.- , ter.. Now Paid for W t He Knows No brig!iter, no more capable an you, but dot in to - rise. He took the easy step rovided -autons. D O <erworked 1, rler ' .oun .n d . o. . i 18 states have taken the Draugehon Co.s un in Bookkeeping, Stenography, Banking, Accounting, Con nrrcial Law, etc., and their small investments have yielded enormous dividends in higher positions and BIGGER PAY. This Draug fton Tr.-rining is the helping hrnd that will take youout of the long-hour, short-pay class into Ih select, well paid circle. Write us O .AY for our book of Bankers' Advice to Young Men, and ourCA C'A'OG, DRAUGrn 'S PRAOUGAL BUSINESS COLLEGE PRKINS BLDG.. GREENVILLE S. C. C. H. DUCKETT (CONTRACTOR) Rough and Dressed Lumber, Doors, Sash, Blinds, Paints, Oils, Laths, Brick, Lime, Cement, Pla;ter, Etc. Undertaker Supplies. If Anything Wnted in the Building Ma terial LieSet1rMe. C. H. Duckett Office and Yards Near City Power House. Telephone 268. FallMllinery Our Store Room is now Check Full of Fall Merchandise and our Millinery Department de serves your special attention. our hats are-ofte smartest designs yet at moderate cost. Come and see- them. Visit us at our Present Stand next to J. N. Philpot's store and the'n again i our new store room now occupied by Powe Drug Company. WE WiLL MOVE SOON Hayes' 5 & l0c. Store hen ou wan ~Swee Advertiser Printing Co. Laurens, S. C, Agg A RO UT &CO. Louisville Ky M1 ANUJFACTURNGO ENGRIAVElAs Prices Quite as Reasonable as Consistent with Quality. Simpsonm, Coopecr a BabPb B. R. TODD 11. S. BLACKWELU..L . ~-" Auerne''